I was in this CG barn last weekend... I'm beginning to believe in Will's assertion that I'd start finding more of these frames. It's time to change some thinking-- CGs are not as rare here as I'd once imagined. (In fact, I find it hard to believe more of the TFG community hasn't seen these CG frames).
This big old Victorian barn is a CG but it has common rafters... AND purlins!
Don't you love it when there's a date on it!
A big ell addition was added to the main barn at some point
you can see the dropped connecting girts and the lack of plates
but check out the common rafters... and notice how they join staggered purlins at mid-span
And the arcade posts that run clear to the MAJOR rafters
Remember how we were discussing CG frames w/ common rafter roof framing?... how it is seldom seen due to the fact common purlins being the obvious / default way to go? Well look how they supported the common rafters at the eave
This is the first CG I've seen w/ common rafters as well as horizontal boarding roof and walls... But the barn has vertical boarding on one wall. Notice how it changes at this post:
As usual, there was alot to see. I had to share w/ folks, esp. those on our CG tour last month... The frame was a mix of hewn and sawn stock. Not much history is known about the place, but the new owners living there said the barn was moved there from another location.
Has anyone seen this roof framing before? The mix of major staggered purlins w/ common rafters?
